Window-sash.



No. 722,797. y PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903..

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UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN BEAZLY, OF LAPORTE, TEXAS.

WINDOW-SASH`l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,797, dated March 17, 1903.

Application filed December 30, 19402. Serial No. 137,133. (No model.) l

To LZZ whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BEAAZLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laporte, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Sashes; and I do de# clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in window-sashes; and the object is to construct a sash in which the glass panes may be quickly removed or replaced without the use of tacks or putty by forming the sash in two parts hinged together at one of their edges and fastened by screws or other fastening means. The glass being con fined between the two parts of the sash will be held tightly against rattling or displacement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sash which will be simple in construe tion, durable in use, comparatively inexpensive of production, and well'adapted to the use for which it is designed.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in certain novel features of K construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,"Figure l is a perspective View of a sash embodying the improved construction and showing the same in a closed position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the parts opened. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form` of the sash.

In Figs. l to 3 of the drawings, l denotes'the" sash, consisting of the inner and outer sections 2 and 3, hinged together at one of their side edges, as shown at 4, and connected'together at their opposite sides by screws 5. 6 denotes the panes of glass, of which there may be any desired number in each sash, four be- Vthe same form a moisture-tight packing for the joints. 8 denotes angularly-bent metallic strips which are inserted between the lower edges of the panes of glass and the sash, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the form and arrangement of these strips being such that water is prevented from getting behind the glass and to deiiect the water from the upper panes onto the outside of the lower pane.

The foregoing description applies more particularly to those forms of sashes constructed of wood.

I will now proceed to describe the form employed particularly in the construction of metal sashes, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. In this, as in the previously-described construction, two sections are used, hinged together at one of their edges; but in this instance the sections 2 and 3fL are formed with inwardly-bent `ianges 9 around their edges, and one section is slightly smaller all around than the companion section and is adapted when the parts are closed to fit within said larger section and to be held therein by means of screws, bolts, or other fastening means. In this form of sash the inner sash has strips lO fastened thereto or iianges cast thereon lto form seats for each glass pane, thus securely holding the glass against any possibility of slipping out of place. Packing-strips 7' and deflecting-strips 8 are employed in connection with the'metal form of sash the same as with the wooden construction.

While I have shown one form of sash constructed of wood and the other form of metal, it is obvious that I may use wood or metal for either form, and while I have described the device for use as a window-sash it will be apparent that door-frames and picture-frames may be constructed in the same manner.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the construction and arrangement of the parts and the advantages will be readily understood, and it will be seen that in case of breakage of a glass pane all that is necessary for the renewal of the same is to unscrew and open the sections, removing the broken pieces and inserting a new pane, and closing the sections, which operation is accomplished in a short space of time compared with the present method of removing putty, &c. Furthermore,

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by this arrangement the panes are at all ti mes tight and held against rattling.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrieing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what Iolaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a window-sash, the combination with an inner and an outer section hinged and otherwise connected together, of panes or panels of glass or other material inserted and held between said sections, a water-deflecting strip arranged at the lower edge of each pane or panel, and a packing-strip arranged around the edges of said panes or panels between said sections, substantially as described.

JOHN BEAZLEY.

Witnesses:

CLARANCE S. WEST, C. W. PALMER. 

